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Only edition in print of the 1939 version of James Joyce's masterpiece Includes extensive annotations, pictures, a section on Joyce's life and works.

Lean out of the window,Goldenhair,I hear you singingA merry air.My book was closed,I read no more,Watching the fire danceOn the floor.I have left my book,I have left my room,For I heard you singingThrough the gloom.Singing and singingA merry air,Lean out of the window,Goldenhair.

"...Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed. A yellow dressinggown, ungirdled, was sustained gently behind him on the mild morning air. He held the bowl aloft and intoned:Introibo ad altare Dei.Halted, he peered down the dark winding stairs and called out coarsely:Come up, Kinch! Come up, you fearful jesuit!Solemnly he came forward and mounted the round gunrest. He faced about and blessed gravely thrice the tower, the surrounding land and the awaking mountains. Then, catching sight of Stephen Dedalus, he bent towards him and made rapid crosses in the air, gurgling in his throat and shaking his head. Stephen Dedalus, displeased and sleepy, leaned his arms on the top of the staircase and looked coldly at the shaking gurgling face that blessed him, equine in its length, and at the light untonsured hair, grained and hued like pale oak..."

• Arabia• Arcilla• Después de la carrera• Dos galanes• Duplicados• Efemérides en el comité• Eveline• La pensión• Las hermanas• Retrato del artista adolescente• Un encuentro• Un triste caso• Una madre

THERE was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke. Night after night I had passed the house (it was vacation time) and studied the lighted square of window: and night after night I had found it lighted in the same way, faintly and evenly. If he was dead, I thought, I would see the reflection of candles on the darkened blind for I knew that two candles must be set at the head of a corpse. He had often said to me: "I am not long for this world," and I had thought his words idle. Now I knew they were true.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, first serialized in The Egoist from 1914 to 1915 and published in book form in 1916. It depicts the formative years in the life of Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce and a pointed allusion to the consummate craftsman of Greek mythology, Daedalus.A Portrait is a key example of the Kunstlerroman (an artists bildungsroman) in English literature. Joyces novel traces the intellectual and religio-philosophical awakening of young Stephen Dedalus as he begins to question and rebel against the Catholic and Irish conventions he has been brought up in. He finally leaves for Paris to pursue his calling as an artist. The work pioneers some of Joyces modernist techniques that would later come to fruition in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. The Modern Library ranked Portrait as the third greatest English-language novel of the twentieth century.

Controversial, scandalous, erudite and funny, Ulysses is undisputedly a landmark of twentieth-century modernism. It charts one day - 16th June 1904 - in the lives of three inhabitants of Dublin, the advertising salesman Leopold Bloom, the artist Stephen Dedalus and Bloom's wife Molly. Their peregrinations, thoughts and encounters form the basis of the narrative, which becomes a celebration of all human experience through the lives of specific individuals in a specific place at a specific time. Ulysses is both an experimental novel and a book intimately concerned with the events of modern life.

In "Stephen Hero," James Joyce embarks on a semi-autobiographical exploration of the formative years of a young artist named Stephen Dedalus. This novel, written in Joyces characteristic stream-of-consciousness style, offers a rich tapestry of vivid imagery and intricate character development, delving into themes of identity, self-discovery, and the clash between individual aspiration and societal expectation. Although ultimately abandoned in favor of its more polished successor, "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," this work presents an essential glimpse into the evolution of Joyces literary voice and his philosophical inquiries regarding art and existence. James Joyce, born in Dublin in 1882, was deeply influenced by his own experiences in a city fraught with political, cultural, and religious tensions. His upbringing in a Catholic environment and exposure to the complexities of Irish nationalism are evident throughout "Stephen Hero," revealing the forces that shaped his worldview and narrative style. Joyces innovative literary techniques, as seen in this early work, would continue to inform his later masterpieces and solidify his status as one of the preeminent authors of the 20th century. I highly recommend "Stephen Hero" to readers interested in the genesis of modernist literature and the intricate journey of self-actualization. Joyces ability to capture the nuances of thought and emotion invites readers to engage with the struggles of the artist, making it not only a compelling read but also a profound commentary on the nature of creativity and identity.

Joyceren lehen maisu-lana da Dublindarrak. Ez da ipuin-bilduma soila, hamabost ipuin soltez osatua; batasuna duen liburua baizik. Ipuinak ez dira hiriko estanpa edo hiritarren karikatura batzuk: azaleko itxuraren atzean karga osagarri eta aberasgarri da. Batek beste baten oihartzun egiten du. Hasieratik amaieraraino irakurri eta gero, nabarmen ageri dira liburuaren osotasuna eta zatiek elkarrekin duten harremana. Ordena kronologiko bat ere jarraitzen dute kontakizunek: haurtzaroko istorioak, nerabezarokoak, helduarokoak eta Dublingo bizitza publikokoak. Dublindarrak liburuan dago Hiria, kontakizunen euskarri eta magal, bere izen propio eta guzti. Eta, hirian, hiritarrak, horiek ere beren izen propioekin. Gizarte oso bat. Hain zuzen ere, Joycek salatu nahi zuen gizarte indargabetu, paralizatu eta ohiturei lotu huraxe. Joycek jende arrunt horren egunerokotasunaren akta jasotzen du ahalik eta objektibotasun handienaz, berak ikusten duen bezala, eta haien jokabidearen juzkurik egin gabe. Irene Aldasorok Euskadi Saria jaso zuen 2000n, liburu honen itzulpenagatik

Tres textos de James Joyce poco transitados por lectores de habla española, que dan una idea de lo que llegaría a escribir. La sinceridad (autobiográfica, estética) y la complejidad expresiva se entrelazan. A distintos niveles y por diferentes vias, prefiguran los exquisitos poemas de Musica de camara; las descarnadas viñetas narrativas de Dublineses; el descubrimiento del mundo (acercamientos personales a la literatura, la filosofia, el arte y el sexo) en Retrato del artista adolescente; la exposicion de grietas maritales y deseos sicalipticos en Exiliados; la radiante aparicion de las multiples formas de escritura de Ulises; y la creacion de un nuevo lenguaje que aparecio (sin epigonos posibles) en un texto: Finnegans Wake.

Stephen Dedalus studia, lontano dai genitori, presso i gesuiti. Quando, ormai adolescente, passa a un altro collegio, vive le prime esperienze sessuali in un bordello di Dublino. Ma in un ritiro spirituale decide di indirizzarsi a una nuova spiritualita. Presto pero si sente insoddisfatto e quando inizia l'universita avverte nuove esigenze estetiche; capisce cosi di doversi svincolare dalla famiglia e dalle istituzioni religiose e politiche. Stephen Dedalus si dispone, novello Dedalo, a lasciare l'Irlanda, il suo "labirinto".